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1979 Baylor Bears football team

1979 Baylor Bears football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 24–18 vs. Clemson
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 15
AP No. 14
1979 record 8–4 (5–3 SWC)
Head coach Grant Teaff (8th year)
Home stadium Floyd Casey Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Houston + 7 1 0     11 1 0
#8 Arkansas + 7 1 0     10 2 0
#12 Texas 6 2 0     9 3 0
#14 Baylor 5 3 0     8 4 0
Texas A&M 4 4 0     6 5 0
SMU 3 5 0     5 6 0
Texas Tech 2 5 1     3 6 2
TCU 1 6 1     2 8 1
Rice 0 8 0     1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
#19 Baylor vs. #17 Clemson
1 2 3 4 Total
Baylor 0 14 10 0 24
Clemson 7 0 3 8 18

The 1979 Baylor Bears football team represented the Baylor University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bears finished the regular season fourth in the Southwest Conference. A win over Clemson in the Peach Bowl capped the season.

Freshman DB Kyle Woods, who injured his neck in preseason practice, spoke to the team before the game and was on the sidelines in wheelchair as team wore No. 23 towels as tribute.

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.


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